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John Laird
State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic
3016 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 17
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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No issues page found
John Laird's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 10, 2026. It's searched again every few months.
This tab shows John Laird's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded
Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 121
Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill.
3rd Reading AB121 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
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AB 927
County superintendent of schools: inspection of public schools.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB927 Sharp-Collins Urgency Clause
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AB 313
Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB313 Ortega et al.
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SB 120
Early childhood education and childcare.
Unfinished Business SB120 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 141
California Cannabis Tax Fund: Department of Cannabis Control: Board of State and Community Corrections grants.
Unfinished Business SB141 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 672
Real property tax: welfare exemption: community land trusts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1045
California State University and University of California: financial incentives: nonprofit organizations: service learning.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1098
California Education Interagency Council.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 959
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 419
Educational equity: immigration enforcement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 340
Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 338
Workforce development: the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura: 2025 wildfires.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1340
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]
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AB 538
Public works: payroll records.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1234
Employment: nonpayment of wages: complaints.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 395
Holidays.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 466
Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 629
School districts: equipment inventory.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 141
California Cannabis Tax Fund: Department of Cannabis Control: Board of State and Community Corrections grants.
Do pass
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AB 86
Instructional materials: health education.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 537
Community colleges: California College Promise.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees John Laird controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Raised · 2025–2026
$0
Spent $447,591
Totals
- Raised$0
- Spent$447,591
- From individuals (itemized)$0 —
No contributions were reported received in 2025–2026 by the committees John Laird controls. A committee can keep spending money raised in earlier periods; each statement's cash on hand is listed under "Campaign committees and statements" below. Other periods are listed above.
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
No itemized contributions matched an industry category.
Top employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
No contributions from committees or organizations itemized in this period.
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between John Laird's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
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Spent to oppose: $0
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Spending on ads and outreach about John Laird by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (1)
The committees John Laird controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
John Laird for Senate 2024
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$0 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$0 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$0 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$0 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 25, 2026 · covers 2025 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 29, 2023 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 1, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 27, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed May 31, 2022 · covers 2021 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 28, 2022 · covers 2021 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
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Issues
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